--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ int genphy_config_init(struct phy_device
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int gen10g_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
+static int no_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	/* Do nothing for now */
 	return 0;
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ static struct phy_driver genphy_driver[]
 	.phy_id         = 0xffffffff,
 	.phy_id_mask    = 0xffffffff,
 	.name           = "Generic 10G PHY",
-	.soft_reset	= gen10g_soft_reset,
+	.soft_reset	= no_soft_reset,
 	.config_init    = gen10g_config_init,
 	.features       = 0,
 	.config_aneg    = gen10g_config_aneg,